Mangalyaan By YOGEESH
- 3. Mangalyaan • The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan "Mars-craft" (Sanskrit mangala "Mars" + yāna "craft, vehicle"), is a spacecraft orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. • It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- 4. History • The MOM mission concept began with a feasibility study in 2010, the government of India approved the project on 3 August 2012. • The satellite costs about 153 crore (US$25 million).
- 5. Objectives • The primary objective of the Mars Orbiter Mission is to showcase India's rocket launch systems, spacecraft-building and operations capabilities. Specifically, the primary objective is to develop the technologies required for design, planning, management and operations of an interplanetary mission, comprising the following major tasks:
- 6. • design and realisation of a Mars orbiter with a capability to perform Earth-bound maneuvres, cruise phase of 300 days, Mars orbit insertion / capture, and on-orbit phase around Mars; • deep-space communication, navigation, mission planning and management; • incorporate autonomous features to handle contingency situations. • The secondary objective is to explore Mars' surface features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere using indigenous scientific instruments.
- 7. • Mars is near Earth • Elliptical orbit like Earth • Potential for colony Why Mars?
- 8. Why MARS? • Surface conditions • Similar geology • Availability of water • Atmosphere (thin) • Natural conditions similar to arctic and Antarctic
- 9. Mars is like EARTH 24.6 hour rotation Similar axis tilt Polar ice caps Magnetic field
- 10. Mars is like EARTH • Large river valleys • ‘Super’ grand canyon
- 11. Mars is like EARTH • Volcanoes
- 12. Mars is like EARTH • Climate range similar to Earth • Sky and clouds, dust storms
- 13. Location Image Courtesy of NASA
- 14. Basic Facts • Distance from Sun ≈1.52 times as far as Earth • Time to Orbit the Sun ~ 26 Earth months • Atmosphere ~ Mostly carbon dioxide • Martian Day ~ 24.7 hours • Temperature on the planet’s surface hardly rises above freezing point
- 15. Earth and Mars Comparison EarthEarth MarsMars RadiusRadius 6378 km6378 km 3397 km3397 km DensityDensity 5515 kg/m5515 kg/m33 3933 kg/m3933 kg/m33 GravityGravity 9.8 m/s9.8 m/s22 3.72 m/s3.72 m/s22 YearYear 365.25 days365.25 days 686.98 days686.98 days EccentricityEccentricity 0.0170.017 0.0940.094 DayDay 24 hours24 hours 24 hr 39 min24 hr 39 min ObliquityObliquity 23.45º23.45º 25.19º25.19º
- 16. Earth and Mars Comparison Image Courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
- 20. • Simulated view of Mars Orbiter Mission along with (left to right) Mars, Earth, Mercury and Sun on 3rd October 2014 at 1700 UTC. The Mars Orbiter Mission satellite is at an altitude of about 1300 miles from Mars at the time
- 21. India's Mangalyaan spacecraft captured this amazing view of Mars on Sept. 28, 2014.
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